Queen Boost

Vintage Brian May Treble Boost

 

 

The Queen Boost rack effect module compares to the Brian May Treble Boost.  It is a simple and useful effect.

 

Description

The Queen Boost is based on the treble boost Queen guitarist Brian May uses with his famous red guitar, VOX amps, and legendary playing skill to achieve his distinctive tone.  By design, it cuts bass and mids and boosts the reduced bass and mids along with the full treble portion of the signal.  It is a simple treble boost with few options.  Besides its obvious use, it can be used to brighten the tone in an otherwise warm or dark rig.

 

Configurations

  • Queen Boost - Compares to Brian May Treble Boost variants

 

Options

  • Custom Transistor - Comes standard with a BC182L transistor, like the original, but you can choose another.
  • Components - We use metal film resistors and a selection of capacitors that provide good tone and low noise

 

Front Panel

  • On/Off indicator LED
  • Boost

 

Rear Panel

  • Audio In
  • Audio Out
  • On/Off Footswitch
  • On/Off Override
  • DC Power
  • DC Power LED

 

Module Width

  • 1.5"
  • 2" left wing available
  • 1.5" right wing available

 

Power Consumption (aprox)

10 - 15mA

 

Base Configurations

Part # Description List Price
MOD-QBOOST Queen Boost module $189

 

Options

Part # Description List Price
MOPT-QBOOST-TRANS Custom Transistor $0 - TBD
MOPT-QBOOST-CC Component Changes TBD